The nationally syndicated radio show Echoes is offering the classic 1995 Projekt holiday compilation CD, Excelsis, on their site as part of their recommended holiday music list. Here’s their review:

An album that gets into the mood of Christmas in the deepest way. You’ve never heard these traditional carols performed so darkly. Projekt Records has gathered many of their gothic bands together on this collection and the results are startling atmospheric and resonant. You will not forget Area’s haunting take on “O Come Emmanuel,” nor the two radically different versions of “Carol of the Bells,” Arcanta’s Gregorian like sonorities and This Ascensions joyful synthesizer laden refrains. Love Spirals Downwards goes furthest afield for their tune, “Welcome Christmas” from ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas.’ This is an album we wish we could play year round, but it’s too perfect for Christmas.